悟空

Enlightening to Emptiness

悦莲/文

By Pleasant Lotus

恍恍惚兮因缘起，空即当体物聚；
缥缥缈兮由缘谢，体即当空事去。

The cause arises from a haze.
When things gather, emptiness is existence.
The cause disappears into mist.
When things are gone, existence is emptiness.

玉藕空兮华自萌，花开花落莲成；
翠竹空兮节自生，清骨亮节高风。

From the hollow of the root, lotus flowers grow.
The flowers bloom and wither; the lotus seed pod forms.
The hollow inside of the bamboo produces the nodes.
The stalk is pure, the nodes are lofty, and the style is noble.

宇宙空兮万物容，云起星聚黑洞；
至心空兮显佛性，三昧深禅清净。

The universe is empty, yet it contains the myriad things.
Clouds form and stars gather around the black hole.＊
With the mind emptied the Buddha-nature manifests.
Samadhi, deep Dhyana, pure and clean.

空至极兮否泰来，空即当空永恒。

When emptiness reaches the utmost point, adversity is followed by felicity.
Eternally, emptiness is just emptiness.

＊黑洞：恒星演化的最后阶段，高密度无辐射的天体。

Black hole: the last stage of a star, which is characterized by such high density
that no light is emitted.